Current projects
X-AT has an established track record of writing and winning bids for research project funding, with a current project portfolio worth in excess of £3.5m. If you would like X-AT to join or set up a consortium for a research proposal please contact us.
Knowledge based process planning and design for additive layer manufacturing (KARMA)
The aim of KARMA project is to design a KBE system for Additive Manufacturing (AM) that can efficiently guide the end users towards optimised fabrication scenario selection and process planning for AM.
Optijet - Spectroscopic instrumentation for injection moulding
The optiject project will build on the results of past research that has demonstrated the feasibility of using near infrared spectroscopy as a quality control tool in an injection-moulding machine.
Ecobrake
This industrially focused project, funded by the Technology Strategy Board (TSB), is developing high value brake pads for trains used on commuter rail networks.
Auxetic textiles for blast mitigation
X-AT has recently acquired an industrial prototyping weaving loom to make auxetic fabrics for a research project seeking to create a 'smart' material that could minimise the injuries inflicted by a terrorist attack.
Capscrap II
An in-line monitoring tool for scrap reduction and re-use in the plastics industry.
Mouldable auto parts from sustainable resources (MAP-SR)
The MAP-SR project will develop advanced lightweight sheet & dough moulding compounds -a special class of thermoset composite used extensively in the high-end automotive sector.
Eurecomp
The EURECOMP project aims at developing a novel recycling route for thermoset composites through the solvolysis process.
Auxetic functionally graded support
The helical auxetic yarn is a novel fibre structure comprised of two components, one component being the core around which is helically wound the second (wrap) fibre.
